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16 September 2022 : Case report  Saudi Arabia

A Pituitary Abscess Caused by Morganella morganii: A Case Report

Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual setting of medical care, Rare disease

Fayez M. Alelyani ORCID logo12ABDEF, Yahya Ahmad Almutawif ORCID logo3ADEF*, Hamza Mohammad Ali ORCID logo3ADEF, Raghad Zaid Aljohani1BDE, Abdullah Z. Almutairi4B, Waleed R. Murshid45B

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.936743

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e936743

Figure 3. MRI images w/wo contrast. (A) MRI T1 with contrast image sagittal view showing sellar heterogeneously iso-hyperintense lesion with ring enhancement. (B) MRI T1 without contrast sagittal view showing a sellar heterogeneously iso-hyperintense mass compressing the optic chiasma superiorly. (C, D) Coronal views w/wo contrast showing well-defined border pituitary lesion with heterogenous intensities. The lesion is causing a mass effect superiorly on the third ventricle, but is not invading the cavernous sinuses bilaterally.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923